WILLIAMS v. SEABOARD AIR LINE R. R. CO.


9 A.D.2d 268 (1959)

Ernest L. Williams, Respondent, v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Sullivan of counsel (Mark F. Hughes with him on the brief; Willkie Farr Gallagher Walton & FitzGibbon, attorneys), for appellant.

Martin Heller of counsel (John M. Speyer with him on the brief; Greenhill & Greenhill, attorneys), for respondent.

BOTEIN, J. P., M. M. FRANK, VALENTE, McNALLY and STEVENS, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

This is an appeal from an order denying the defendant's motion to vacate the service of a summons and complaint upon the ground of forum non conveniens.

The action is one to recover damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 51 et seq.) and the Safety Appliance Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 1 et seq.). The accident occurred in Virginia...

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